16 Years

1999

2015

This blog post is dedicated to my partner in this crazy life, Drew.  Today we have been married 16 years.  On one hand I am not sure how the time flew by so fast.  On the other hand it feels like 100 years.  We met in 7th grade.  I think in seventh grade you are 12 or something, right?  We are now 41. We kinda grew up together.  Our friendship had many years to blossom because we didn't start dating until after college.  

I could list the million things I love about him, but that is so cliche.  Instead I will tell you that Drew is honest to God the funniest person I have ever met!  Hands down. That is saying a lot considering I live with a house full of professional comedians.  Most of the time his humor is off the wall and other times his sarcasm throws people for a loop.  They have no idea that he was kidding with them because he does everything with such a straight face. I laugh every single day that I am with him.  It is no wonder where my kids get their humor from!

To give you some insight to the workings in his head, I wanted to share with you a conversation he had several years ago via email with a friend of ours who is a realtor.  I may have shared this before so pardon the repeat.  We had contemplated selling our house and moving to a new one so we would randomly have Allie send us info on houses that met the requirements we were looking for.  I guess it had been a while since we had last communicated with Allie about homes.  This is the result: 

From Allie:

Hi! So, I have an old search saved for you, but I think it might be smart for you to give me some parameters of what you are looking for in case something changed. Area? Size? Bedrooms? Garage? Price range? Thanks!

Allie Tzinberg Rossini

Laura McCarthy Real Estate

From Drew:

Allie, 

Parameters:

4+ bedrooms, read as 5. 

Man cave, read as stay the F out
2+ garage, read as need a place to be a man cave annex
2 story and basement, read as, as long as u have my padded room (see man cave) cyndi can have the rest.
Mud room, read as kids put your sh$& here so you don't muck up my man cave.
Yard, as much as possible.
Must have wainscot. I'm just gay that way.
Energy efficient, and all mechanical systems updated.
Wine storage, read as I want to feel important.
Hardwood, as little carpet as possible, read as I like it smooth.
No wall paper. Read as I don't want to have to take it down.

Optionals would include:
A turret
A crows nest
A dungeon
A moat.

I would also expect a flag with my crest to be presented upon closing.
If you were wondering, my family crest has a picture of a helmet flanked by griffins.

Thanks
Drew

 

From Allie:

I am laughing so hard right now!!!

Allie Tzinberg Rossini
Laura McCarthy Real Estate 

So this is interaction sums up what life is like for me with my husband except we still do not have a turret or a flag with our family crest on it.  Drew is truly my rock.  Our lives are inside out and upside down crazy. I thank God that he shares this mayhem with me.  He keeps me grounded and sane (which is all still relative).  I am blessed to have shared the last 16 years with this man.  I love you, Drew Davis.  Happy Anniversary!